Redirection vs Rank Math SEO PRO
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| Feature | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Rank Math SEO PRO v3.0.122 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 2M+ | — |
| Last updated | September 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Redirection | Rank Math SEO PRO ($) |
| Pros | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks | News, video and podcast sitemaps in one add-on; Link Genius internal linking tools; Site analytics and Search Console reports |
| Cons | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs | Requires a licence key and the free Rank Math SEO plugin; Some features are marked beta in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | No | — |
| XML sitemaps | No | — |
| Redirects | Yes | — |
| Local SEO | No | — |
| WooCommerce | No | — |
| AI content | No | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules | News sitemap ($), Video sitemap ($), Podcast feed ($), Link Genius internal linking ($), Site analytics summary and URL inspection ($), Content AI module ($), Local SEO admin ($), Licence activation through Rank Math API ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Tag Manager ($) |
| Social | — | YouTube ($), Vimeo ($), Dailymotion ($) |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce ($) |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects | Rank Math SEO ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($) |
| Other | WP CLI | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.7 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | vimeo.com, youtube.googleapis.com, public-api.wordpress.com, api.dailymotion.com, www.googletagmanager.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 6 |
| Custom tables | 4 | — |